An increasing number of countries are banning e-cigarettes – here's why

Sep 25, 2019 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The White House recently announced plans to ban flavoured e-cigarettes except for tobacco-flavoured products because of a rise in the number of middle and high school students using these products. A few days later,...

We don't need another inquiry into family law – we need action

Sep 20, 2019 02:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Over the next 12 months, a joint parliamentary committee will examine Australias family law system. It will be led by conservative Liberal MP Kevin Andrews and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. But it would appear the...

Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments

Sep 17, 2019 17:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has been touted as the best hope for keeping world trade flowing after the attacks on the World Trade Organisation. The WTO isnt dead yet, but in a two-pronged attack, US...

New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities

Sep 16, 2019 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

South Africas current copyright law was enacted 41 years ago. The Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 had no provisions for people with disabilities and that hasnt changed in more than four decades. This means that every time...

The next battles against tobacco must be fought in the world’s major cities

Sep 13, 2019 10:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Global cities like New York and London were among the first to pioneer effective tobacco control policies like smoke-free workplaces, public cessation services and higher tobacco taxes. These life-saving policies were...

Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof

Sep 10, 2019 20:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Threatened species habitat larger than the size of Tasmania has been destroyed since Australias environment laws were enacted, and 93% of this habitat loss was not referred to the federal government for scrutiny, our new...

For some children born abroad, US citizenship has never been a guarantee

Sep 06, 2019 07:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law

The Trump administration announced on Aug. 28 that it would revoke the longstanding policy of granting citizenship to some children of parents stationed abroad who are U.S. citizens and government employees or members of...